Pub Quiz 2

ROUND ONE

2003

1 In February 2003, how many astronauts were killed aboard the space shuttle Coumbia? (7)

2 Who collapsed on stage in May 2003 during the performance of a production entitled The Play What I Wrote? (ROGER MOORE)

3 Which MP was suspended from the Labour Party in 2003 due to his suspected affiliation with Sadaam Hussein? (GEORGE GALLOWAY)

4 In 2003 which football club were promoted to the football league for the first time in their 103-year history? (YEOVIL)

5 Which member of the cabinet resigned in May 2003? (CLAIRE SHORT)

6 Who won the Premiership’s Golden Boot Award as the leading goal scorer in the 2002/2003 season? (RUUD VAN NISTELROOY)

7 Which Eastenders star was voted Sexiest Male Actor at the 2003 British Soap Awards? (SHANE RITCHIE)

8 In May 2003 Britain banned flights to and from which African country? (KENYA)

9 What birthday did the Pope celebrate in 2003? (83rd)

10 At the 2003 Chelsea Flower Show who officially opened an exhibit called Octopus’s Garden? (RINGO STARR)

PEOPLE

1 Who recorded the first ever hit record that featured a didgeridoo? (ROLF HARRIS)

2 Who is the current leader of the Liberal Democrats? (CHARLES KENNEDY)

3 In 1987 who killed 14 people in Hungerford? (MICHAEL RYAN)

4 Which teammate of David Beckham was the best man at his wedding? (GARY NEVILLE)

5 Name the creator of the Muppets who died in 1990 (JIM HENSON)

6 After whom were teddy bears named? (THEODORE ROOSEVELT)

7 Was Buddy Holly’s real first name, Edward, Andrew, Charles, William or Harry? (CHARLES)

8 Who was the mother of Liza Minnelli? (JUDY GARLAND)

9 Who was the youngest of the Bronte sisters? (ANNE)

10 According to the history books whose last words were. “Thank God I have done my duty” (ADMIRAL NELSON)

FOOD & DRINK

1 Which vegetable popular in Chinese dishes is obtained from the stems of the bulrush? (WATER CHESTNUTS)

2 What soup is traditionally made from the saliva of a swiftlet? (BIRDS NEST SOUP)

3 What might you be eating at Wimbledon if you had a Cambridge Rival in your mouth? (STRAWBERRY)

4 From what fruit is the drink perry distilled? (PEARS)

5 A cocktail known as TNT comprises of Tia Maria and Neapolitan Brandy. What does the second T stand for? (TEQUILA)

6 Which soft drink has been endorsed by Britney Spears and Michael Jackson? (PEPSI COLA)

7 What would you order on a menu in a French restaurant if you fancied a dish of snails? (ESCARGOT)

8 In which country did ice cream originate? (CHINA)

9 In the Bible what is known as the staff of life? (BREAD)

10 What soft drink is advertised with the slogan, What’s the worst that could happen? (DR PEPPERS)

TV

1 What kind of animal is the cartoon character Pepe le Pew? (SKUNK)

2 On which Spanish Costa was El Dorado set? (COSTA DEL SOL)

3 Which TV drama was filmed in the Irish town of Avoca? (BALLYKISSANGEL)

4 Which cartoon bird’s favourite song is Camptown Races? (FOGHORN LEGHORN)

5 In which city did Van Der Valk do his detecting? (AMSTERDAM)

6 Who played the Fonz on TV? (HENRY WINKLER)

7 Which TV series and film featured the teachers Miss Sherwood and Mr Shorofsky? (FAME)

8 In which TV drama did Pauline Quirke play Nurse Vicky Smith? (ANGELS)

9 Who introduces It’ll Be Alright On The Night? (DENNIS NORDEN)

10 Who is the richest ever person to have made a guest appearance in the sitcom Bread? (PAUL MCCARTNEY)

AROUND THE WORLD

1 In which park is London Zoo? (REGENT’S PARK)

2 What is the capital of Afghanistan? (KABUL)

3 Alphabetically what is the first county in Northern Ireland? (ANTRIM)

4 Which European capital city gave it’s name to a vegetable? (BRUSSELS)

5 What did the Euro replace in Portugal? (THE ESCUDO)

6 Which 20th century war witnessed Operation Desert Storm? (THE GULF WAR)

7 What is the world’s longest mountain range? (THE ANDES)

8 Until 1918, Austria held a dual monarchy with which other country? (HUNGARY)

9 In which city is the Little Mermaid statue? (COPENHAGEN)

10 What is the best selling newspaper in the USA? (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

ROUND TWO

SPORT

1 What was the nationality of the first ever Darts World Champion? (WELSH – LEIGHTON REES)

2 Who kept goal for England in the 1966 World Cup final? (GORDON BANKS)

3 What type of animal features on the badge of Leicestershire County Cricket Club? (FOX)

4 In 2002 who said, “They had a tiger but I had 12 lions”? (SAM TORRANCE)

5 London has recently launched a bid to host the Olympics. If the bid is successful in what year will the games come to England’s capital? (2012)

6 Who was the only Englishman to be crowned Snooker World Champion in the 1970s? (JOHN SPENCER)

7 Who is the oldest footballer to be capped for England? (STANLEY MATTHEWS AGED 42)

8 In cricket what do the initials HW stand for with regard to a batsman being given out? (HIT WICKET)

9 In which sport is the substitute known as the 19th man? (AUSTRALIAN RULES)

10 What do the initials WP stand for in baseball? (WILD PITCH)

MUSIC

1 In which song did Rod Stewart sing about Celtic and United? (YOU’RE IN MY HEART)

2 To what piece of music by Ravel did Torvill and Dean dance their way to Olympic gold? (BOLERO)

3 What was the title of Cliff Richard’s stage musical based on the novel Wuthering Heights? (HEATHCLIFFE)

4 Who had No 1 hits with West End Girls and It’s a Sin? (PET SHOP BOYS)

5 According to The Animals in which city is the house of the rising sun? (NEW ORLEANS)

6 Which family group recorded the album In Blue in 2000? (THE CORRS)

7 Which former Radio One DJ was nicknamed The Hairy Monster? (DAVE LEE TRAVERS)

8 Which member of the spice girls was born in Watford in 1972? (GERI HALLIWELL)

9 Which musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber was set in Paris? (THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA)

10 Bobby Farrell was the only male member of which chart topping group? (BONEY M)

SCIENCE & NATURE

1 What G word is the name given to the filmy substance of a spider’s web? (GOSSAMER)

2 Davy Crockett’s famed headgear was made from the hide of which animal? (RACOON)

3 In the human body where is insulin produced? (PANCREAS)

4 Who was the first ever British scientist to be knighted, who later appeared on a £1 note? (ISAAC NEWTON)

5 Muscovy, Aylesbury and Saxony are all breeds of what bird? (DUCK)

6 What C word is the medical name for the skull? (CRANIUM)

7 What animal is the symbol for the World Wide Fund for Nature? (PANDA)

8 What is the only mammal that lives as a parasite on other mammals? (VAMPIRE BAT)

9 What bird lays the largest eggs? (OSTRICH)

10 What bird lays the smallest eggs? (HUMMINGBIRD)

FILMS

1 In which film did Bill Murray drive an ectomobile? (GHOSTBUSTERS)

2 In which film did Tom Cruise play Maverick? (TOP GUN)

3 Suzanne Danielle played the title role in which Carry On movie? (CARRY ON EMMANUELLE)

4 Which film was advertised with the publicity blurb, We are not alone? (CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND)

5 In which city was The King And I set? (BANGKOK)

6 What is the title of the 2000 film that saw Nicholas Cage and Vinnie Jones playing car thieves? (GONE IN 60 SECONDS)

7 Which film saw Tom Hanks suffering from AIDS? (PHILADELPHIA)

8 Who played the estranged wife of Robin Williams in Mrs Doubtfire? (SALLY FIELD)

9 In which 1992 thriller did Sharon Stone infamously cross her legs to reveal that she was wearing no underwear? (BASIC INSTINCT)

10 In which 1997 film did Harrison Ford play the President of the USA? ( AIR FORCE ONE)

THE DIRTY DOZEN

1 In what year did the Big One open at Blackpool pleasure beach? (1994)

2 In 1982 Ronald O’Brien became the first person in the USA to be executed using what method? (LETHAL INJECTION)

3 Spell MISDEMEANOUR

4 Seraphims are the highest rank of what? (ANGELS)

5 Who played Elizabeth I in Black Adder ? (MIRANDA RICHARDSON)

6 In Oliver Twist what is the name of Bill Sikes dog? (BULLSEYE)

7 On a Cluedo board what room comes last alphabetically? (THE STUDY)

8 By what one letter name is Major Boothroyd better known in a series of films? (Q)

9 On minting which British coin weighs exactly five grammes? (THE 20P )

10 What is the capital of the island of Jersey? (ST HELIER)

11 Which 1960 hit for Elvis Presley was based on the Neapolitan folk song O Sole Mio? (ITS NOW OR NEVER)

12 What is the only English anagram of the word alarming? (MARGINAL)

TIEBREAKER

How many gallons of beer in a kilderkin? (18)

SPOT PRIZES – NEAREST PERSON WINS

In what year did California become one of the states of the USA? (1850)

In degrees Fahrenheit what is the boiling point of Nitric Acid? (181)

In what year did plasticine first go on sale in Britain? (1908)

SNOWBALL QUESTIONS

On which island was Britain’s first Women’s Institute founded? (Anglesey)

Opened in 1827 what was London’s first suspension bridge? (Hammersmith)

Which 1996 film featured the Oscar winning song, You Must Love Me? (Evita)